Deep beneath the ocean floor, in a field bristling with strange stones, myriad nameless fish drifted lazily.

Those stones, like polychromatic crystals, stood tall as pillars in the seabed, radiating shimmering halos—a gorgeous, mysterious spectacle of intoxicating, vibrant hues, forming a truly unique underwater landscape.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Streaks of light, their forms haloed, suddenly plunged into this stone forest. They were seven burly men of the Ancient Demon Clan, their physiques rugged and powerful, covered in thick fuzz, with only their faces remaining relatively smooth, bearing fierce and ugly visages.

Within the protective shields surrounding each of them was a beautiful woman from the Sea Clan. These seven Sea Clan women were already on the brink of death, their garments torn to shreds, bearing clear marks of severe whipping.

The seven Ancient Demon Clan men swept into the stone forest, casually finding a spot to alight. The leader, a middle-aged brute whose tiger eyes flashed with a profane glint, pinned the Sea Clan woman in his light shield against a stone pillar. He leaned down with a leering grin, and during their lewd conquest, he roared, "Mei Ji, you bitch, I'll f*** you! I'll finish you!"

He imagined the Sea Clan woman beneath him as Mei Ji, clearly possessed by a scorching lust for her.

This man was named Houssain, a powerhouse at the Third Heaven of the Immortal realm of the Ancient Demon Clan. He was Yebor’s cousin, and the true person in charge of the Ancient Demon Clan in the Sea of Ruin.

After Houssain was dispatched to the Sea of Ruin, the moment he first saw Mei Ji, his soul was captivated. He had visited the Isle of the Shadow Phantom Clan several times, openly and covertly declaring his adoration for Mei Ji.

Unfortunately, his cultivation was only at the Third Heaven of the Immortal realm, slightly inferior to Mei Ji’s peak Immortal status, leading to her repeated cold mockery and rejection.

He had even leveraged the power of the Ancient Demon Clan to propose marriage to the Shadow Phantom Clan, hoping to foster closer ties between the two clans through an alliance—though this was his one-sided narrative. His primary objective was always to obtain Mei Ji.

The Shadow Phantom Clan had initially considered the proposal. However, when Batum later also encountered Mei Ji and initiated his own frantic pursuit, he immediately eclipsed Houssain’s appeal. Batum, who could perceive Dark Energy and was a Quasi-Domain Ancestor, held far greater importance in the eyes of the Shadow Phantom Clan members than Houssain.

Consequently, after weighing the various factors, the Shadow Phantom Clan considered Batum a viable candidate and politely rejected Houssain.

This rejection remained a perpetual, agonizing wound in Houssain’s heart.

As a result, whenever he encountered Mei Ji in the Sea of Ruin afterward, not a single kind word ever left his lips. He constantly slandered her maliciously, calling her utterly depraved and claiming she kept countless male consorts.

Because of his vile words, Mei Ji once traveled personally to the main island of the Ancient Demon Clan in the Sea of Ruin and inflicted injuries upon Houssain herself, leaving him covered in blood. This incident nearly soured relations between the Ancient Demon Clan and the Shadow Phantom Clan.

Houssain behaved himself for a while after that; he dared not trouble Mei Ji again. It was rumored he kept about a dozen female slaves, all bearing a resemblance to Mei Ji, whom he used to indulge his urges at will.

It was further rumored that not long after, all those female slaves were tortured to death by him...

On this expedition, Houssain received news from his superiors and ventured deep into the seabed with his capable subordinates to track down Shiyan and Mei Ji, acting as the vanguard to secure intelligence on the Profound Truth Talisman Tower. The true experts of the Ancient Demon Clan had recently entered the Sea of Ruin and had already contacted Houssain, ordering him to confirm the general whereabouts of Shiyan and the others.

Houssain, through his own channels, knew that this particular domain, belonging to the Sea Shark Emperor, had seen a continuous string of disappearances recently. This gave him an idea to explore the area.

After days of searching yielded no results, he grew increasingly despondent and irritable. It was at this juncture that he encountered several beautiful Sea Clan women who were out patrolling. His lust flared instantly; thinking that the deep sea was in chaos anyway, no one would know if he killed a few Sea Clan women, he attacked, captured them, and dragged them to this stone forest for desecration.

The captured Sea Clan women were of extremely low cultivation, merely at the True God realm, utterly incapable of withstanding prolonged whipping and conquest by these Immortal realm brutes. They quickly perished under their frenzied abuse.

Before long, as Houssain bellowed Mei Ji’s name, the Sea Clan girl beneath him, covered in wounds, breathed her last.

At the critical moment, the girl below died, her body turning cold and rigid, which infuriated Houssain. Cursing under his breath, he slammed a fist down, punching a bloody hole through her chest, then casually tossed her body aside.

"Boom!"

The pitiful corpse of the Sea Clan woman slammed against a giant, brilliant yellow stone pillar. Under the impact, the pillar suddenly shimmered with spatial ripples, and the entire yellow pillar emitted an astonishing glow.

"Huh?"

Houssain gasped softly. He retracted his dark-brown protective aura; the seawater washed over him, instantly cleaning his semi-nude body. He frowned, moving toward the pillar, impatiently calling out, "Are you all done?"

"Yes, yes!"

"My lord, now that you are done, we are done too."

His Ancient Demon Clan subordinates were just as depraved as he was. They laughed lewdly and began hitching up their trousers.

"Toss the bodies over there, make them hit that pillar!" Houssain commanded.

The subordinates didn't understand why, but dared not disobey. They forcefully threw the mutilated, naked corpses of the Sea Clan women, making them violently collide with the stone pillar. As the bodies were mangled further, the glow on the pillar became more pronounced, and layers of spatial ripples appeared.

"Huh? What's going on here?"

"Why is the pillar showing spatial fluctuations?"

"Could it be we've stumbled upon fragments of an Underwater Divine Weapon? Haha, luck is finally on our side!"

"Very likely! Many people search the depths for materials and rare items left by the Primordial Era, often finding them by sheer accident!"

These brutal practitioners of the Ancient Demon Clan became immensely excited, paying no mind to the mangled corpses of the Sea Clan women they had just tossed aside. They all crowded around the pillar emitting spatial fluctuations.

"Be careful! If it's truly a treasure, do not damage it further! We must excavate slowly!" Houssain said, excitement also gripping him. He thought to himself: I am truly favored by destiny; even when indulging in women, I uncover a Primordial Exotic Treasure! That slut Mei Ji rejected me; sooner or later, I'll let her know the consequences!

"My lord, let me try. I cultivate the Profound Truth of Water; Water Profound Truth is gentler. I will be cautious; there shouldn't be any accidents. What do you think?" An Ancient Demon Clan man with a disproportionately large head volunteered.

Houssain nodded. "Be careful. If you damage the treasure, I'll cut off your c**!"

"Don't worry, my lord!" The man’s face twitched. He cautiously approached the pillar. He was only at the First Heaven of the Immortal realm. Placing both hands on the stone, two streams of icy-blue water emerged from his palms. The Water Divine Power within the streams flowed like a spring, slowly seeping into the center of the pillar, attempting to integrate bit by bit to probe the interior situation.

"Boom!"

A violent, frenzied, murderous, and brutal aura surged out like a torrential flood, surging directly into his mind through the Water Divine Power he had released.

In an instant, the man’s body was filled with a manic urge to annihilate all living things. He roared "Kill!" like a cornered beast, his most savage inner nature infinitely amplified. He suddenly spun around and lunged toward the nearest companion, water erupting from his chest like furious jets, blasting forth.

The Ancient Demon Clan man who had crowded forward to observe intently had his focus entirely on the pillar and was caught completely off guard by his companion's sudden assault, immediately taking a direct hit!

"Crack!"

The man’s protective shield shattered like glass. The water jet struck his chest, accompanied by the sound of splintering bone. His ribcage visibly caved in, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Dark! Are you f***ing insane!" Houssain roared.

"He really seems insane!"

The Ancient Demon Clan brute called Dark had turbulent water flowing all over him, transforming into water arrows that blasted out in all directions.

The other Ancient Demon Clan warriors shrieked and dodged, all realizing something was terribly wrong with him.

"That pillar is strange!" someone shouted.

"Capture Dark! Subdue him for me!" Houssain shrieked.

The Ancient Demon Clan man who had been heavily struck had a caved-in chest and blood streaming from his mouth. Severely injured, he crashed back through several stone pillars, his face pale.

The Ancient Demon Clan men, excluding Houssain, immediately attacked with full force, heedless of whether they might harm Dark. They wrestled him down, beating him until he was barely conscious and binding him so he couldn't move.

"Make him sober up!" Houssain ordered.

One subordinate, his face cold, poured an icy stream of consciousness into Dark’s mind. Dark jolted violently, and clarity gradually returned to his eyes. He pointed at the pillar as if seeing a ghost. "Something is wrong there! An intensely strong killing intent! It can penetrate directly into the Sea of Soul Consciousness. Inside... there might be an evil artifact, my lord, you must be extremely careful!"

"We need to shatter the pillar," Houssain murmured, his expression turning grim.

"Let me do it!" A man stepped forward. His Profound Truth shifted, and a sharp blade of golden light, resembling a massive hundred-meter broadsword, shone brilliantly as it cleaved down toward the stone pillar.

"Krak-krak-krak!"

Sparks flew, and blades of spatial energy shot out, slicing everywhere in the seabed, making the Ancient Demon Clan warriors turn pale with fright and scramble to evade.

"Damn it! Why is there a Spatial Profound Truth restriction here?"

"This doesn't feel right!"

"Wait! Someone—a trace of living aura, though fleeting, it was definitely there!"

The Ancient Demon Clan brute who had been injured by Dark and was resting further away suddenly changed expression and shrieked.

"Correct! There is someone inside the pillar!" Houssain was also deeply shocked. Amidst the spraying spatial blades, he too sensed a familiar aura, one that was mingled with a scent of lust, causing his expression to momentarily falter.

"Break it with all your might!" Houssain roared.

"As you command!"

The Ancient Demon Clan warriors suddenly unleashed their full power. Various divine weapons shining with light, torrents like mountains and rivers, all impacted the stone pillar.

Under the bombardment of numerous Profound Truth artifacts, the internal spatial restriction of the pillar finally collapsed. Under Houssain's gaze, it exploded violently.

Houssain’s eyes widened as he watched the scene revealed after the pillar burst. It felt as if his chest had been struck heavily; the breath surged in his chest, and he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

ps: First update of the day, a double release today! Double monthly ticket effect ends today, begging for support from my brothers. Little Ni bows in gratitude!!